NRS 513.073 Encouragement
of exploration; collection and dissemination of educational information;
maintenance of register of operations; record of annual production;
administration of chapter 522 of NRS and
regulations of Commission.

1. Each member of the Commission is
entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the Commission,
for each day while engaged in the business of the Commission.

2. While engaged in the business of the
Commission, each member and employee of the Commission is entitled to receive
the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and
employees generally.

1. The Commission shall meet at such times
and at such places as is specified by the call of the Chair or a majority of
the Commission, but a meeting of the Commission must be held at least once
every 4 months. In case of emergency, special meetings may be called by the
Chair or by the Administrator.

2. Four members of the Commission
constitute a quorum for transacting the business of the Commission.

3. The minutes and audio recordings or
transcripts of each meeting of the Commission must be filed with the Division.

1. Keep itself informed of and interested
in the entire field of legislation and administration charged to the Division.

2. Report to the Governor, the Mining
Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 and the Legislature on all
matters which it may deem pertinent to the Division, and concerning any
specific matters previously requested by the Governor or the Mining Oversight
and Accountability Commission.

3. Advise and make recommendations to the
Governor, the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission and the
Legislature concerning the policy of this State relating to minerals.

4. Formulate the administrative policies
of the Division.

5. Adopt regulations necessary for
carrying out the duties of the Commission and the Division.

NRS 513.073Encouragement of exploration; collection and dissemination of
educational information; maintenance of register of operations; record of
annual production; administration of chapter 522
of NRS and regulations of Commission. The Division shall:

1. Encourage and assist in the exploration
for and the production of oil, gas, geothermal energy and minerals within this
State.

2. Collect and disseminate throughout the
State information calculated to educate persons engaged in those enterprises
and benefit those enterprises in this State, and any information pertaining to
any program administered by the Division.

3. Maintain a register of all mining
operations and operations for the production of oil, gas and geothermal energy
in this State.

4. Record annually the production of each
registered mining operation and operation for the production of oil, gas and
geothermal energy in this State.

1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the
Division is the Administrator, who must be appointed by the Commission.

2. The Administrator of the Division:

(a) Must be a graduate of an accredited college
or university and have substantial experience as an administrator or at least 5
years’ experience in the exploration for or the production or conservation of
minerals.

(b) Is in the unclassified service of the State.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, shall devote his or her
entire time and attention to the Administrator’s duties as a public officer and
shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of
profit.

2. Shall report to the Commission upon all
matters pertaining to the administration of the Division.

3. Shall attend each regular meeting of
the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 and each special meeting if
requested by the Chair of that Commission and:

(a) Report to the Mining Oversight and
Accountability Commission on the activities of the Division undertaken since
the Division’s previous report, including, without limitation, an accounting of
any fees or fines imposed or collected;

(b) The current condition of mining and of
exploration for and production of oil, gas and geothermal energy in the State;
and

(c) Provide any technical information required by
the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission during the course of the
meeting.

1. An additional fee, in an amount
established pursuant to subsection 4, is imposed upon all filings to which NRS 517.185 applies. Each county recorder
shall collect and pay over the additional fee, and the additional fee must be
deposited in the same manner as provided in that section.

2. The Administrator shall, within the
limits of the money provided by this fee, establish a program to discover
dangerous conditions that result from mining practices which took place at a
mine that is no longer operating, identify if feasible the owner or other
person responsible for the condition, and rank the conditions found in
descending order of danger. The Administrator shall annually during the month
of January, or more often if the danger discovered warrants, inform each board
of county commissioners concerning the dangerous conditions found in the
respective counties, including their degree of danger relative to one another
and to those conditions found in the State as a whole. In addition, the
Administrator shall work to educate the public to recognize and avoid those
hazards resulting from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no
longer operating.

3. To carry out this program and these
duties, the Administrator shall employ a qualified assistant, who must be in
the unclassified service of the State and whose position is in addition to the
unclassified positions otherwise authorized in the Division by statute.

4. The Commission shall establish by
regulation:

(a) The fee required pursuant to subsection 1, in
an amount not to exceed $4 per claim.

(b) Standards for determining the conditions
created by the abandonment of a former mine or its associated works that
constitute a danger to persons or animals and for determining the relative
degree of danger. A condition whose existence violates a federal or state
statute or regulation intended to protect public health or safety is a danger
because of that violation.

(c) Standards for abating the kinds of dangers
usually found, including, but not limited to, standards for excluding persons
and animals from dangerous open excavations.

(e) Any money appropriated to the Division from
the State General Fund.

3. No money except that appropriated from
the State General Fund lapses to the State General Fund.

4. The money in the Account is
appropriated to the Division. The money deposited in the Account pursuant to
paragraph (a) of subsection 2, and the interest earned thereon, must be
expended for the purposes of administering chapter
522 of NRS and the provisions of this chapter, except for NRS 513.108. The money deposited pursuant to
paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2, and the interest earned thereon, must
be distributed to the counties pursuant to NRS 513.108,
except that portion required to pay the cost of administering the provisions of
that section. All interest earned on the Account must remain in the Account.

1. The board of county commissioners in
each county may apply to the Division for money to abate a dangerous condition
resulting from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no longer
operating.

2. The Division shall, within the limits
of the money available pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 513.103, provide counties with money to abate such
dangerous conditions based on the relative degree of danger of those
conditions.

3. If a county which receives money from
the Division subsequently receives monetary compensation from the mine owner or
other person responsible for the existence of the dangerous condition, it shall
reimburse the Division to the extent of the compensation received. Any money
received by the Division pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the
Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS
513.103.

NRS 513.113Assistance from state agencies.The
Division may request assistance from the Bureau of Mines and Geology of the
State of Nevada and the State Engineer and cooperate with them in carrying out
the purposes of this chapter.